Comscale4 - Product optimization through effective data transmission
Comscale4 – Data Management for Inspection Systems
If you want to optimise production processes, you'll need in-depth insights into subprocesses and their results. Inspection machines integrated into production lines will provide the data required. Wipotec's Comscale4 management system collects and links this information in real time. As a result, it's easier to assess the efficiency and quality of production processes.
The use of inspection solutions, which include checkweighers and X-ray inspection systems, for example, means that 100 % of all products are inspected during production or at the end of production at the latest. What used to be done manually in quality assurance in the form of random checks is now done by inspection systems. This means that the quality data of every individual product is available for analyses and, if necessary, optimisation purposes. Wipotec's Comscale4 ensures that this data is recorded at the point of origin and in real time across all sites and stored centrally.
Comscale4 - Basic functions
Safety | Loss-free data transfer in real time |
Transparency | Full data view from any site for all integrated machines and lines |
Control | Operate/parameter changes via PC and mobile phones |
Review | Data analysis, storage, and graphical evaluation for further higher-level use |
Flexibility | Integration of various inspection devices (checkweighers, metal detectors, x-ray scanners, etc.) |
Comscale4 - Quality data management for the entire company
Production | Central production records and data collection, prepackage regulations documentation and online monitoring all linked to the production lines |
QA | Targeted analysis of QA features, random attribute and calibration check |
Administration | Tracking metrics and documentation of operating performance |
Management | Decisions of the highest priority |
Big Data: Why producers must address this issue
Capture quality-assuring production data in real time and adapt it across locations.
The near (digitalised) future challenges manufacturers to get to grips with basic innovations and the issue of real-time quality control if they are to remain competitive. Virtual images of the goods produced and networking of the production modules are just two of the areas that supply large volumes of data. This white paper provides you with everything you need to know about real-time data acquisition in relation to manufacturing You can also read how important production data acquired in real time is for quality assurance, how it is even possible to adjust QA parameters across all lines and sites and what archiving individual weights can do for you in terms of big data.
Random checks are history. Inspection systems today represent 100 % individual product checking.
Optimising production processes
Inspection systems are perfectly suited to optimise upstream production processes. In this case, Comscale4 can display line- or machine-related statistics in real time or merge and evaluate them on a product-related basis. The Comscale4 data management system additionally offers online monitoring with alarm level management for all production deviations which can be detected by checkweighers or X-ray inspection systems. Configurable reports on production figures, waste, machine utilisation and other quality criteria assist in production optimisation.
The user has access to all data available in Comscale4 from any browser-enabled terminal, including tablets and smartphones. It is possible to create and view a wide range of statistics and analyses. The management system can also be used to provide key figures on plant availability and machine efficiency of production lines by evaluating their operating lives.